Officials: drought, climate change real concerns

Water District says more infrastructure needed

10:54 PM,
Nov. 29, 2012

A front end loader is used to move earth as work behind the Quail Creek Dam continues Thursday. Water District officials say more infrastructure will be needed as climate change and drought impact the region.

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Washington County's water supplies are tenuous at best without additional infrastructure such as reservoirs and the Lake Powell Pipeline, water managers said Thursday.

During a meeting of the Washington County Water Conservancy District's Community Integrated Planning Advisory Committee, managers said the Virgin River Basin's naturally sporadic flows and the threats of drought brought on by climate change present major challenges for providing water to county residents as the area continues to grow.

Corey Cram, associate general manager for the district, gave a presentation on ...